Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Episodes
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Sam Corpora, 72: Merle Haggard's 'Silver Wings'
"Silver Wings" was the soundtrack to the milestones Corpora and his daughter experienced together.
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Sunday Puzzle: You Got An A++
Tim Erskine plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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'The Conductors' Is A History Buff's Dream Fantasy Novel
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Nicole Glover about her debut novel, The Conductors, which focuses on a couple solving crimes and mysteries using magic in post-Civil War Philadelphia.
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How Disinformation Is Shaping The Political Process
Disinformation is not just affecting politics at the national level. It's eroding public trust in institutions.
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Texas Residents Face Steep Electric Bills After Storm
Some Texans are getting slammed with high electrical bills following last week's freezing weather. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Maria Halkias of the Dallas Morning News.
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Sunday Puzzle: Homophones
Listener Seth Copans of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays the puzzle with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Journalist Margaret Coker Retells The Story Of The Battle Against ISIS In New Book
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with journalist Margaret Coker about her new book, The Spymaster of Baghdad. It chronicles the work of Iraqi intelligence agents against extremist groups.
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NASA Scientist Discusses Her Work On The Perseverance Mars Rover Project
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with NASA engineer Christina Hernandez about her role in the Mars Perseverance mission.
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The Complicated Procedure That Keeps Coronavirus Vaccines Safe At Vaccination Sites
At vaccination sites across the U.S., there's a protocol for how to handle COVID-19 vaccines considered more precious than gold. Medical volunteers at one site in DC explain how they do it.
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Do Blue Light Blocking Glasses Really Work?
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to vision researcher Mark Rosenfield about the efficacy of blue light-blocking glasses.
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Newsrooms Revisit Past Coverage As Editors Offer A Fresh Start
The Boston Globe will give people a chance to ask to revisit or remove past coverage of their actions that has since damaged their reputations. We look at how a similar effort played out in Cleveland.
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Avalanche Survivors Recount Their Experiences
Avalanches kill more than a 100 people worldwide each year. We have stories of three people who were caught in avalanches and survived.